Workday Certified Financials Adaptive Lead

Accenture; Carmel (IN); On-site; USD 68,000 - 219,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture is seeking a Workday Adaptive Insights Lead to drive implementation and transformation projects globally. You’ll partner with clients to map requirements, design adaptive insights solutions, and lead workshops while ensuring cross-functional alignment across streams.

The role emphasizes design prototyping, applying Accenture methodologies, and guiding clients toward industry-leading practices with a focus on cloud-based Workday implementations.

Qualifications

• Workday Partner Certification required or equivalent.
• 3+ years of consulting experience at Lead level or similar.
• 3+ years of hands-on Workday Adaptive experience.
• Bachelor's degree or higher (or 6 years if an Associate).

Responsibilities

• Identify business requirements and design Workday Adaptive Insights solutions.
• Lead workshops for client education and gather requirements.
• Architect cohesive Workday Adaptive solutions across streams.
• Prototype design options and apply Workday methodologies.

Skills

Workday expertise

Leadership

Client workshops

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Workday Adaptive

Workday Partner Certification

Job description

Job Description

We are a global collective of innovators applying the New every day to improve the way the world works and lives. New doesn’t mean being ahead of the curve; new is pushing forward the curve, riding the edge where the impossible meets the transformational and making it reality where it matters. Help us show the world what’s possible as you partner with clients to unlock hidden value and deliver innovative solutions. Empowered with innovative tools, continuous learning and a global community of diverse talent and perspectives, we drive success in a new business architecture that disrupts conventional practices. Our expertise spans 40+ industries across 120+ countries and impacts millions of lives every day. We turn ideas into reality.

You are…

As a member of one of the world’s largest Workday-certified teams, you’ll be part of a team of advisory professionals who deliver more than just technology. From rapid deployments to entire transformations, you’ll deliver integrated, payroll, cloud-based HR and financial management solutions that put organizations on the fast track to a better way to work.

As a Workday Adaptive Insights Lead, your primary responsibilities may include:

• Identification of business requirements, functional design, process design (including scenario design, flow mapping), prototyping, testing, training, defining support procedures
• Lead workshops for client education
• Conduct working sessions with clients to gather, understand, and analyze business requirements
• Lead in architecting Workday Adaptive Insights solutions to ensure that all work streams are cohesive and cross functional impacts are considered and mitigated. Advise clients on industry standards and leading practices
• Demonstrate design options through the use of prototyping
• Understand and apply Workday and Accenture methodologies

Why should I join the Accenture Workday team?

• Innovate every day. Be at the forefront of designing and delivering Workday solutions that push boundaries and create new opportunities for our clients.
• Lead with the industry’s best. Join an industry-recognized global cloud leader with more than 2000 Workday-certified professionals collaborating to drive enterprise-wide transformational projects on a global scale. Accenture has worked with more than 600 clients to deliver Workday deployments to unlock the potential of their organizations.
• Learn and grow continuously. Harness unmatched training and professional development to help you build and advance your Workday, consultative and delivery skills. With learning resources, interactive classroom courses, real-life client simulations and ongoing mentoring available when you need it, you’ll expand your thinking beyond the core Workday implementation.

Who will be successful at Accenture?

It’s not just what you know or where you’ve been that propels success at Accenture: It’s who you are, fundamentally, as a person. We prize diversity in backgrounds and perspectives. Whatever your unique qualities, a few key traits should apply: You’re passionate about technology and motivated to apply the latest technology trends. You’re proactive and collaborative; a leader with effective communication skills. You’re driven by new challenges and are motivated to improve. You’re a creative problem solver with the flexibility to navigate uncertainty. You’re focused on the future with a desire to develop inclusive, responsible and sustainable solutions to complex challenges.

Travel may be required for this role. The amount of travel will vary from 0 to 100% depending on business need and client requirements.

Here’s what you need:

• Workday Partner Certification
• Minimum of 3 years of consulting experience, most recently in a Lead or similar level role, preferably with a large consulting firm
• Minimum of 3 years of hands on Workday Adaptive experience
• Minimum of 3 years of US and/or Global Adaptive Operations experience
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent (minimum 12 years) work experience. (If Associates Degree, must have minimum 6 years of work experience)

Bonus points if:

• Proficiency in multiple business processes:(PTP, OTC, GL, FA, Budgeting, Cash Management, etc…)
• 4+ years prior experience implementing Workday
• Experience leading global and/or LE Workday engagements.
• Thrive in a diverse, fast paced environment.
• Other leading Cloud based SaaS financial application implementation experience: (Oracle E-Business Suite, NetSuite, Infor, Unit 4, PeopleSoft, Oracle Cloud ERP, SAP, Lawson, etc...)

Compensation at Accenture varies depending on a wide array of factors, which may include but are not limited to the specific office location, role, skill set, and level of experience. As required by local law, Accenture provides a reasonable range of compensation for roles that may be hired as set forth below. We anticipate this job posting will be posted until 10/23/2026.

Accenture offers a market competitive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, and long-term disability coverage, a 401(k) plan, bonus opportunities, paid holidays, and paid time off. See more information on our benefits here:

U.S. Employee Benefits | Accenture (https://www.accenture.com/us-en/careers/local/benefits)

Role Location Annual Salary Range

California $73,800 to $218,800

Colorado $73,800 to $189,000

Connecticut $73,800 to $189,000

District of Columbia $78,500 to $201,300

Illinois $68,300 to $189,000

Maine $62,800 to $161,000

Maryland $73,800 to $189,000

Massachusetts $73,800 to $201,300

Minnesota $73,800 to $189,000

New York $68,300 to $218,800

New Jersey $78,500 to $218,800

Ohio $68,300 to $175,000

Virginia $68,300 to $201,300

Washington $80,200 to $201,300

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